Why not a Z97?

[ritzbitz24]

I was told many times that Z97s are overkill if I'm not planning to do some overclocking. I'm fine with this, but the alternate suggestion, an H97-PLUS, ended up being a bit more expensive. Is there a reason to go with the H97 over the Z?

[Adreyu]

h97 is generally cheaper, and has less features, but if the price is comparable i dont see a reason not go to with a far more expandable z97 with better features.

[harrynowl]

If they're the same price go for the Z97 (usually).

[ritzbitz24]

Specifics for detail

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97pro3

vs.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h97plus

[ritzbitz24]

I'm nervous about the Z97 though because it's that much cheaper and the reviews on parts picker (admittedly only 2 reviews) were lower. Anyone have specific experience with the Z97 I linked above?

[Jumper118]

I'm nervous about the Z97 though because it's that much cheaper and the reviews on parts picker (admittedly only 2 reviews) were lower. Anyone have specific experience with the Z97 I linked above?

you are comparing an asus h board to asrock z board, they are at completely different ends of the scale in terms of quality. what cpu will you be using?

[ritzbitz24]

you are comparing an asus h board to asrock z board, they are at completely different ends of the scale in terms of quality. what cpu will you be using?

intel i5 4430 3.0 gHz Quad Core

[Sintezza]

Specifics for detail

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97pro3

vs.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h97plus

 

 

intel i5 4430 3.0 gHz Quad Core

 

Does not realy matter much which board you pick with this combo.

Simply the Z97 pro 3 does not offer any more feutures then the H97.

Z97 only offers full overclock support, But i5-4430 is locked so yeah, it does not make sense for that matter.

 

H97 boards dont support Sli, But cheap lowend Z series boards dont support it either.

So yeah.